The Life of Riley

- Season 5

(1956)

Gillis gets a telegram out of the blue and is secretive about its contents. Riley speculates wildly that his friend came into money and gets mad at Jim for being so mysterious.

Don wants to go fishing with his buddies and Babs gets upset that her new husband wants to spend time away from her. Despite being warned, Riley gets involved in the newlywed's marital troubles.

Riley throws a lavish party for Gillis---whom he expects to foot the bill.

The plant wallows in confusion when Riley tries to get Gillis a job.

The Riley and Gillis families are looking for a new place to live. They find the perfect two house arrangement and move in after arguing about who lives where. The Rileys discover downstairs comes with a tenant, landlord Mr. Winkley.

Peg's Uncle Bixby comes to visit and inspires Junior to quit school.

Furious with one another after arguing, best friends Riley and Gillis compete to meet other people and make new friends.

Chester worries when Junior trades his car for a hot rod. Junior and friends just wanted a safe place to race but Chester ruins their plans to use an unused Cunningham runway. Chester assumes he's fired after he fixes his mess.

A lonely Riley wanders in to a wild party.

When Riley confronts foreman Hawkins on the factory floor and angrily demands a raise, Hawkins insists he apologize for his rude behavior. Riley refuses to apologize so Hawkins fires him on the spot. Now Riley is looking for a new job and each expect the other to offer an apology.

With Babs expecting, Chester decides to become involved in planning day-care for his soon-to-be-grandchild. However, when he attends a "baby nursing course" that he thought would be for nurses, he discovers that it is instead a class for mothers. Complications ensue.

Riley and Gillis march in the Brooklyn Patriots of Los Angeles parade and get soaked when rains. Riley stays home in bed the following day to prevent catching pneumonia while Peg tends to Babs. When Peg takes Babs to the hospital for delivery, Riley rushes over in his pajamas and is mistaken for a loose patient. Babs delivers a healthy baby boy among all the chaos.

Egbert is stranded in Chicago without the cash to get home. As a surprise to his friends Gillis and Honeybee Riley holds a fundraiser to get Egbert home to California.

Honeybee's mother comes for a visit but because she can't climb stairs the mother-in-law stays in the Riley's home. Chester is soon exasperated by the difficult to please woman.

Riley believes that his new grandson is the greatest baby ever and won't stop talking about how amazing he is. The constant bragging is starting to create a strain on the guys at work.

Riley mistakes a gun moll for Junior's date.

There's a grand opening celebration at a new Friendly Franklyn's Grocery Store and they're giving away an all-expense paid vacation to Hawaii. Customers get a numbered ticket each time they buy groceries so, to get more tickets, Riley grocery shops one item at a time.

The Honolulu police are questioning Riley about a crime and possible murder. The Riley's and the Gillis's have spent three weeks in Hawaii and are getting ready to return to Los Angeles. But first, they need to buy gifts for friends and family and end-up involved with two con-men who try to scam them.

Hawkins tells Riley and Gillis he is no longer foreman, their old friend, Otto Schmidlap, is the new foreman. Although, the secret is, Otto is only the temporary foreman while Hawkins is on vacation. Riley and Gillis devise a plan to make Otto look more capable so he will be made their full-time foreman, however their plan takes a wrong turn.

Riley takes his grandson for a walk---and brings home a different baby.

Millionaire Houston Dodsworth is up from Texas to see Gillis and offer him $5000 for the piece of land they share. Riley botches the deal when he tell Dodsworth that Gillis is a millionaire himself. Gillis is furious so Riley contacts Dodsworth to rearrange the sale, only now the deal includes Gillis playing in a upcoming polo match.

Should Riley prove that his boss is the guilty party in a car accident?

Zsa Zsa Gabor plays a voluptuous maid who disrupts the Riley and Gillis homes.

When Riley finds out that Junior doesn't want to play football his senior year of high school, he invites the coach over for a visit hoping to change his mind. Peg and Honeybee swoon over the coach and trigger insecurities from Riley and Gillis.

Junior brings home a goat for a ten day 4-H project. Chester finds himself tangling with the stubborn animal and trying to keep the goat from eating everything around.

Riley steps in when he suspects Junior is dating an older woman.

Babs tells Peg that she and her husband have hired a famous architect to design their new home. Riley isn't convinced that the designer knows his business and soon the two men are butting heads over the project's blueprints.

Riley sets out to buy a cheap watch for Gillis but ends up buying an expensive watch and Peg is not happy. He goes back to the jewelry shop to buy an expensive watch for Peg but Gillis thinks its for Honeybee's birthday. Honeybee ends-up with the watch and now Peg is really upset. So back Riley goes to the Jeweler to buy his 3rd expensive watch.

Riley is disturbed when Junior refuses to reveal his future plans.

The Gillis and Riley couples look forward to some relaxation after getting time off. They head to the beach where the boys look forward to getting in some fishing. With Chester involved the time proves to be anything but stress free.

After a dispute the Rileys are evicted. Chester convinces Gillis to be an obnoxious neighbor so his former home goes unrented. Chester's plan backfires as Jim and Honeybee become homeless also.

Riley and Gillis are purchasing the duplex they're renting as joint-owners but Riley can't find the bonds needed for his down payment. He believes his hid them in his old house in Blue View Terrace which is currently own by two sisters. He and Gillis go back to the house and enlist the help of their old friend, Waldo Binny, to recover the bonds.

Riley and Gillis take over the food-shopping chores.

Babs and the baby stay with the Rileys.

Riley tries to mend Junior's broken romance.

Riley adopts a stray dog named Baskerville but the dog howls at night causing a disturbance. An angry and sleep-deprived Gillis counters with a rooster for a pet and now a petition is going around to force the two noisy families out of the neighborhood.

Riley and Gillis are gathering items for their annual camping vacation together. Except this year, at the last minute, Riley gets an invitation to use a luxury beach house and Gillis is invited to an all-expense paid stay at a Texas Dude Ranch. Now, each have to figure how to get out of their vacation commitment with the other.

Riley and Gillis ask for then unexpectedly receive raises so they convince Otto to do the same. Otto though is fired and his two buddies feel responsible so they scheme to get Otto his job back.

Chester is afraid Junior is going to be unemployed for the summer so dad puts a $50 deposit on a busboy job. Junior has a better paying position at a logging camp lined up so Chester tries to get his money back.